Panzer Battles 2 - The Official Teaser Thread

[Strela]

Just to add my 2c.

The US beaches were completely dependent on (infantry) engineers to clear obstacles, unlike the British who employed engineering vehicles/tanks. This was a conscious decision by the Americans as they felt the British Funny tanks were not proven sufficiently to be relied upon.

There were extensive plans for Omaha in particular for the engineers to have cleared paths through the obstacles/mines before the main landing and this all went south with both the weather, strong current and general inability to coordinate such a large landing against what was, a much more heavily defended beach.

The Omaha scenario follows the historical arrival schedule (as do all the beach landings). The ability to clear obstacles/mines will come down to how many engineers you can get unloaded and keep in a undisrupted status. Like Kursk, engineers will be a primary target for the defenders.

We have found that with the adjustments we have made things tend to follow a historical timeline.

David